which one???

dylancrisp

i was wondering if I should start of with cross country biking or Freeride. I pretty much a complete beginner
thanks,

nicklouse

just buy a bike and use it!

dylancrisp

its that soposed to mean...thats no what i am asking
i am asking should i start of with doing freeride or cross country

nicklouse

does it matter?

do what you want.

just get out there and ride.

do you have any freeride parks near you?

do you and any XC courses near you?

i bet you have lots of fire trails and single track. just get out there and ride it.

sod the Labels.

Crock - SmP

how can you expected anyone to tell you what to do. its your biking do what you enjoy or meet it somwhere in the middle eg single track/ all moutain style of riding

quite new to all this then? i'm guessing you wont last long beeing like that to be honest smarten up and ask serious question it would be the best for all of us

jimbo-norco

Do you have a bike at the moment or are looking to buy? if your looking to buy why not buy a bike that does everything, like an all mountain bike, then you can have a stab at every discipline of mtbing and find out which one suits you? we cant tell you what discipline you should try, you have to try them all and find the best for you, its down to personal preference really!

Scubar

I would personally recommend you stick to singletrack for now, that way it will give you riding technique a chance to improve before you start doing more challenging things that freeride involves.

russ0228

just get something that is best suited to your area that you will be going to. but most importantly get a hardtail thats feels comfortable. as a hardtail you will not have the extra cushion to screw up with. there are to many people who get a big full susser but don't have the skills to get the full use out of them. learn from a hardtail first then if you feel the need to you will have a better idea on what you feel you "need".
happy hunting!!!

Scubar

I know what ya mean about that russ, i see so many ppl around here on 2-3k full sus bikes and they have no idea how to ride them. Ive had two ppl fall off infront of me just from going down a basic descent that you can fly down.

supersonic

Hardtail, 100-120mm fork, hydro discs and get in the woods and trails!

You can do this riding on an XC bike... it will be lighter, but twitchier... or a freeride bike that will be heavy and floppy. So in the middle, a clasiic allrounder is a good starting point. Thats your trail hardtail.

dylancrisp

sorry guys for being a bastard... :roll:
my real question was is freeride more harder to start of with or cross crountry. are there any bikes that i could do a freeride and cross country. i was thinking of the hardrock sport disk...any ideas people my buget at its max is 500 pounds
thanks again
Dylan

Scubar

Well for a start you will have difficulty finding a freeride bike at that price. You should start off just going offroad and playing about on the bike, it will help you develop skills that will come in very handy if you do ever decide to do freeriding.

russ0228

the hardrock is certainly strong enough to start out with. either that or another bike that gets alot of the good reviews is the commencal combi dsc. it has a nice light but strong frame, it weights a good 5-6lbs lighter so it will feel more alive to your inputs. the head angle is more akin to real trail thrashing and instead the usaul 85-100m forks your get 120mm of travel. and when or if you get serious about mtb's the frame is worth it for future upgrades. but of course don't my word for it check out the reviews. oh and did i mention it's one of our best sellers.

dylancrisp

ok...
thanks guys a lot you have really helped me on what i want to buy
thanks again,
dylan